Current:Home > InvestPastor Alistair Begg's podcast pulled over his advice that a woman attend LGBTQ wedding -Stellar Wealth Sphere
Pastor Alistair Begg's podcast pulled over his advice that a woman attend LGBTQ wedding
View
Date:2025-04-14 13:57:21
An Ohio pastor was removed from a Christian radio network over his advice that a grandmother attend her son's wedding to a transgendered person.
In a September episode of his podcast on American Family Radio, Alistair Begg recounted a time when he advised the grandmother to go to the wedding.
"Well, here’s the thing: your love for them may catch them off guard, but your absence will simply reinforce the fact that they said, ‘These people are what I always thought: judgmental, critical, unprepared to countenance anything,'" Begg said on the podcast.
The comments reappeared on social media, leading the network to remove Begg's half-hour weekday program "Truth for Life" on Jan. 24, according to The Pink News.
American Family Association did not respond to USA TODAY's request for comment on Wednesday.
In a statement sent to Fox News on Tuesday, the association said that "members of our leadership team held a call with Alistair Begg’s team and were unsuccessful in convincing them of his error."
"At American Family Association, we believe it to be an act of unfaithfulness to God to attend a ceremony that celebrates any union outside of the biblical model of marriage as being between one man and one woman," according to the statement. "As a result of this, we will no longer air Pastor Alistair Begg’s Truth for Life program."
Pastor: 'I'm not ready to repent over this. I don't have to'
In a sermon on Sunday, Begg defended his advice, calling the situation, "a storm in a teacup."
"I'm not ready to repent over this. I don't have to," Begg said.
Begg said that gay marriage went against biblical teachings and told a story where he said to an audience at a Christian college: "The only place for sexual relationships is within a heterosexual, monogamous relationship between one man and one woman, for life."
Begg also said that those who condemned LGBTQ people were not practicing the teachings of Jesus.
"What happens to homosexual people is that they are either reviled or affirmed," Begg said. "The Christian has to say we cannot treat you in either of those ways. The reason that we can't revile you is the same reason why we can't affirm you because of the Bible, because of God's love."
veryGood! (42)
Related
- Highlights from Trump’s interview with Time magazine
- Four likely tornadoes in Oklahoma and Arkansas with no deaths or injuries reported
- Republicans hope to retain 3 open Indiana House seats and target another long held by Democrats
- Missouri voters to decide whether to legalize abortion in a state with a near-total ban
- The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot, watchdog finds
- Nancy Mace tries to cement her hold on her US House seat in South Carolina
- Georgia Democratic prosecutor pursuing election case against Trump faces Republican challenger
- Marshon Lattimore trade grades: Did Commanders or Saints win deal for CB?
- Stamford Road collision sends motorcyclist flying; driver arrested
- The Sephora Savings Event Is Finally Open to Everyone: Here Are Products I Only Buy When They’re on Sale
Ranking
- Opinion: Gianni Infantino, FIFA sell souls and 2034 World Cup for Saudi Arabia's billions
- Gerrit Cole, Yankees call each others' bluffs in opt-out saga: 'Grass isn’t always greener'
- Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is expected to win reelection after his surprising endorsement of Trump
- James Van Der Beek, Jenna Fischer and the rise of young people getting cancer
- 'No Good Deed': Who's the killer in the Netflix comedy? And will there be a Season 2?
- How to watch Jon Stewart's 'Election Night' special on 'The Daily Show'
- Gerrit Cole, Yankees call each others' bluffs in opt-out saga: 'Grass isn’t always greener'
- 10 teams to watch as MLB rumors swirl with GM meetings, free agency getting underway
Recommendation
What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
Banana Republic Outlet Quietly Dropped Early Black Friday Deals—Fur Coats, Sweaters & More for 70% Off
Democratic-backed justices look to defend control of Michigan’s Supreme Court
Fence around While House signals unease for visitors and voters
Man can't find second winning lottery ticket, sues over $394 million jackpot, lawsuit says
GOP senator from North Dakota faces Democratic challenger making her 2nd US Senate bid
How to watch Jon Stewart's 'Election Night' special on 'The Daily Show'
Figures and Dobson are in a heated battle for a redrawn Alabama House district